Device for separating liquids from gas or the like.



i F. NIES, T. VOGEL L F. BERG. DEVICE FOR SEPARATING Lloums FROM GAS 0R THE LlKE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I. 1911.

F.'NIES, T. VOGEL 6L F.BERG. DEVICE FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS-FROM GAS 0R THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED DEc. I. I9I I.

1,1 59,73 Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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@@@Oooooo 0000000000 000006000 LOOOOOOOOQQ WIQYIWSSP; fm2/m v f (fn/naful- /IM 1 fhig/JQ FERDINAND NIEs, rrIIEoDoR TED s'rAs VOGEL, AND FRITZ BERG, or MANNHEIM-oN-THE- RHINE, GERMANY.

DEVICE EoR SEPARATING I-.IeuIDs FROM GAS -oR THE LIKE.

Rhine, Dukedomof Baden, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Separating Llquids from Gas or the like, of which the following is a specification..

The invention relates to improvements in devices for separating liquids from gases or vapors and especially in separating oil from the exhaust steam from steam engines.

The object of the invention is to improve the operation of such devices, to reduce the cost of the apparatus and vmore especially to i divide the steam into separate narrow currents of the greatest possible uniformity.

The invention has also for its obJect to generally improve the constructlon of such apparatus to render it more capable of performing its required duties.

In order that the invention ma be falrl understood the' same is describe with re -erence to the accomanying drawings which illustrate one modi cation thereof.

In these drawings Figure 1 is a cross section through onepart ofthe devicel whichis herein described as the bar element. Fig.'l

1 shows a modified construction o f the bar element in cross-section. Fig. 2 1s a side view of the bar element shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view corres onding to Fig. 2 of a' i barl element with a di erent arrangement of openings. Fig. 4 is a eneralarrangement y showing a number of e ements in cross `sec,-

tion. Fig. 5, is a cross section of a dev1ce `for separating oil with the arrangement of bar elements shown in Fig.j.4.' Fig. A6 1s a.

side viewlof several of. the elements shown in Fig. 1 associated to form -a bundle of. elements. Fig. 7 yis a side view-'of 'the bundle y, of elements shown in Fig. 6 looking in the direction of the arrow'w.I Fig. v8 1s a detailed view of the bundle'of elements shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a -cross section through a general arrangement of a large number of bundles of elements associated to form a' ribbed structure. Fig. 10 is a detail of thev A ribbed structure shown in Fig. 9.I

In the following description similar parts are designated by similar reference letters.- i

Specication of Iietters Patent.

i I' The arrangement according to Figs. 1 to 5 .will first be described.` A The ribbed or barelement show'n in Fig. `1 is provided according to this invention with a cross section in the shape of three .although it is also possib to construct the ratenteaNov.2,`1a15.- A'pplicfmm; med Dcemberi, 1911. seriamaeaue.

605. of sheet metal,

elements from two strips connected at the i arm a2, by means of rivets, screws or any other suitable means as shown in Fig. la. In Fig. 1' the elements are shown as made of one single strip. The arms a a1, are provided with a large number of round holes as. u

lIn the form according to Fig. 3 the holes are of elongated rectangular shape. The rod according to Fig. 1 consists of two strips of rretazl sheets, which are riveted together a a. A f According -to the present vinvention the elements shown in4 F1g. 1 are associated or assembledin the manner shown in Fig.A 4. lAs shownin'Fig. 4 the perforatedarms a a1, form the sides of rhomboids, while the unperforated arms a?, form a diagonal of these v rhomboids. There is no fastening device employed for fastening' the elements to one another. All the elementsaresurroundcd at their upper and lower ends by a 'holding frame b b1 b2 b". These holding frames are arranged in a casing @,fwhichis'provided with two pipe conections 0F02. Below the be -fastened vto Vthe casing in any suitable .l

manner, as shown 4in Fig. 5, angle iron bars altare 'used`,--the one leg ofwhich isscrewed or rlveted to the frame and the other to the casing. Steam, yfrom which lthe .o ilis to be `A separated, may enter at c1, pass through thev casing in the direction of .the arrow and leave the device'by the outlet c2. l

that they are supported with their free ends or edges a* a, against the side b1 .of the frame. `The elements of the neXt row of bars are supported `against the edges a6 'and Y The elements are so arranged in the frame `1'05 a7. The bar elements of the next previousA row rest against the corners a6 and a7. The previous row of any two rows is that which is first met by the steam passing in the direction of the arrow a. Yith this structure any displacement of the bar elements in the direction of the flow of the steam is Vprevented by thefree ends as, of the armsa which abut against the` bottom a, of the groove formed by the arms a al. In the longitudinal direction displacement is pre-v vented by the arms of the elements resting against the perforated bottom of the casing c, and at the same time the elements are supported at their upper ends against the cover.

The method of operation is easily understandable. Steam, entering in the direction of the arrow al', is first divided into streams by the diagonals a2. The steam must then pass through the perforated and inclined arms a al. The oil contained in the steam is in this way separated and Hows downwardly, and is taken olf from the container in the known manner. The puri-fied steam then passes by the outlet c2, from the separator casing.

It is preferable to support the last row of bars against a strip b4, Fig. 5, instead of directly against the holding arms In this case by tightening up the screws the strip b4, may be raised-to compress the bar elements together to form a firm structure.

A further object of the present invention is to associate the separate bar element-s into so-called. bundles of elements outside the casing, and then to assemble the bundles of elements so as to forml a bar structure. For this purpose the arms a2, are provided with projections am. e are metal bars which bind these projecting ends together. All the elements are. then fastened to the binding bars or strips by means of rivets all. In this way a` so-called bundle of elements is provided as sho'wn in Figs. 6 and 7. These bundles of elements are then assembled in the frame in the manner shown in Fig. 9. It may be advisable to iiX the ends e2, of the bars or strips e, in toothed walls f, fastened lto the frame so as to prevent any side movement of the bundle of elements and also to fix absolutely the correct position of all the bundles in relation to one another. `\Vith this structure the steam is divided and subdivided in a very uniform manner.

It is not necessary to rivet all the bar elements to the holding strips. It is sufcient to fasten only the two ends of the `first and last elements, whilst the remaining elements hold each other mutually with their edges as, against the base a9. It is also immaterial for the present invention what means are employed for fastening the bar elements together, so as to form4 a bundle of elements. It is only of importance that the separate bars, as for instance, shown in F ig, l, are

united to form a bundle of elements, and that these are again associated in turn to form an entire bar structure in order that thel series of bars arranged in an exact manner in parallel arrangement is assured. It

is also immaterial to the present invention I what form the holes a3, take, and in what manner they are made. In the form shown in Fig. 7 the material is pressed out so that projections or points remain at the edges of the holes.

\Vhat we claim is:

l. In an apparatus for separating liquids from gas and the like a number of separatingbars of Y-section with two perforated and one unperforated section the latterl having the direction of the flow of the gas the rods being assembled to mutually support each other, each single bar being supported b v the adjacent bars at its longitudinal edges and at the section line of the three sections and a casing having a steam inlet and outletand adapted to receive and support the said separating bars.

2. In an apparatus for separating liquids from gas and the like a number of separating bars of Y-section with two perforated and one unperforated section the latter having the direction of the How of the gas, each bar consisting of two strips of sheet metal riveted together and being supported by the adjacent bars at its longitudinal edges and at the section line of the three bar sections and a casingv having a steam inlet and outlet and adapted to receive and support the said separating bars.

V3. An apparatus for separating liquids from gases comprising in combination acasing having a steam inlet and a steam out- 'ally supporty each other, each single bar being supported by the adjacent bars at its longitudinal edges and at the section line of the three bar sections, holding frames surrounding the bars atv their upper and lower ends and means for fastening the said frames to the said casing.

4. An apparatus for separating liquids from gases comprising in combination a casing having a steam inletl and a steam outlet, a number of separating bars of Y-section with two perforated and one unperforated section the bars being assembled to mutually support each other, each single bar being supported by the adjacent bars at its longitudinal edges and at the section line of the three bar sections, holding frames surrounding the bars at their upper and lower ends, means for fastening the said,

frames and supporting against the firstmentioned strips.

5. In an apparatus for separating liquids I from gases and the like, a number of lbun dles of separating elements, each bundle consisting of several bars or rods of Y-section having two perforated and one unperforated section the rods supporting each other at the'free edges of the unperforated sections, metallic strips arranged at the upper and lower ends of the rods, means for xing the rods to the said strips and'means for supporting the said strips within the casing. p

In witness whereof'we have hereunto set 15 our hands in the presenceof two witnesses.

FERDINAND NIES. THEODOR VOGEL. FRITZ BERG.

Witnesses: l

A. O. TITTMANN, JOHN HARHURO. 

